exact opposite
noun
: the complete opposite
I realize now that I have tried to make my work the exact opposite of my father's.
He used to be romantic, but now he's the exact opposite.
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And then cross-country is the exact opposite, just lots of grit, lots of determination, lots of hours and hours and hours of hard, hard work.
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Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
However, it's been the exact opposite.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Her left knee, the one with the torn ACL, faced out to the left and her right knee, the one built of titanium, pointed in the exact opposite direction.
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Shockingly, the exact opposite happened.
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Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
However, it's been the exact opposite.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
Her left knee, the one with the torn ACL, faced out to the left and her right knee, the one built of titanium, pointed in the exact opposite direction.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Shockingly, the exact opposite happened.
—Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for exact opposite
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“Exact opposite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20opposite. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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